News – latest Wadden Sea stories

Millions of migratory birds depend on the Wadden Sea each year, making international cooperation along the East Atlantic Flyway essential for their survival.

Josie Antonucci di Carvalho has joined CWSS as Project Officer for Monitoring and Assessment. Nantke Braun has taken up the role of Project Officer for Data Management. In addition, Julia Busch has returned from parental leave.

The three-year initiative supports biodiversity monitoring at 25 marine sites worldwide, using environmental DNA (eDNA) to improve understanding and protection of ocean life.

How can sustainable tourism move from strategy to everyday practice? This September, two events in the Wadden Sea offered inspiring answers.

Representatives from the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation participated in an international symposium held in Yeosu, Korea, celebrating the extension of the Korean Tidal Flats World Heritage Site.

The project "North Sea wide acceleration of LANding offshore energy while mitigating Impact on the Coastal Environment" (LANICE) has been extended until the end of 2027.

n August, project partners met in Brest, France, for the final project meeting and to present the project’s results at the 15th European Conference on Ecological Restoration (SERE2026).

Fifteen Bachelor’s and Master’s students from the Wadden Sea region and beyond have completed a ten-day learning journey exploring one of the world’s most distinctive coastal ecosystems.

This year’s event focused on the importance of large-scale protected areas for the long-term conservation of the unique Wadden Sea ecosystem.

The hybrid event with in-person and online participation will be part of the 15th European Conference on Ecological Restoration (SERE 2026) in Brest, France.

At their 48th session, the World Heritage Committee adopted a report and decision regarding the Wadden Sea World Heritage Site prepared by the World Heritage Centre and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

The Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation co-organized a side event to the WHC's 48th session, exploring the role of SEA in the World Heritage context.